Elden Ring is a fantastic game with much to do in a dense open world crawling with wonders and nightmares alike. The entire map is filled with secrets and hard-to-access locations. Some of these locations can be frustrating because they are right there in front of you, but you cannot reach them.
Southwest Liurnia is one such area in Elden Ring that might have left some players on the verge of pulling out their hair. Despair not, Tarnished! Here is how to get to Southwest Liurnia in Elden Ring.
No, you are not dumb for missing an obvious teleport or lever. Actually, getting to southwest Liurnia on top of the Village of The Albinaurics is part of an NPC questline. To get to southwest Liurnia, you need to follow Ranni’s questline all the way to the hidden Astel boss fight. Upon defeating Astel, Naturalborn of The Void, you will gain access to an elevator behind it. The elevator is blocked by a gate that can only be opened using the Dark Moon Ring. This item is found in the locked chest in the Raya Lucaria Grand Library. The elevator will drop you at the top of the southwest Liurnia plateau.
Curious to know more? Keep on reading to find out how to get to the southwest part of Liurnia in Elden Ring. This is a highly obscure and missable region and it is definitely worth your time if you want the full Elden Ring experience. Without further ado, here is how to get to southwest Liurnia in Elden Ring.
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Southwest Liurnia: How To Get There
Getting to southwest Liurnia is not as simple as scaling a few cliffs up to the area. Instead, it is a journey that will test your patience (and combat skills) along the way. However, making your way to southwest Liurnia is very rewarding for a multitude of reasons that we will be discussing later on in this article. Let’s get right to it!
Liurnia of the Lakes
Liurnia of the Lakes is the larger area where southwest Liurnia is located. It is also one of the major continental areas of Elden Ring found northwest of Limgrave. This is a very important area of the game due to the amount of content, sub-areas, and NPCs that it contains. Plus, it looks visually stunning!
The official description of Liurnia of the Lakes reads:
With its shallow waters and vast wetlands, the region of Liurnia is beset with the gradual sinking of most of its landmass. With its forests perpetually blanketed in fog, eerie sounds of bells can be heard in the distance.
Southwest Liurnia
After some time in Liurnia, you will find yourself in the Village of the Albinaurics. This is a nice little area that will test the skills you have accumulated so far in the game. Once you are done with it, you will notice an area on top of the Village of the Albinaurics.
If you are one of the players who tried scaling the cliffs and returned disheartened, don’t worry, you are not alone. That area is not so simple to reach and requires a bit of effort to get to. If you are up for the challenge, keep reading to find out what to do.
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How To Get There
Southwest Liurnia is tied to a highly obscure and missable questline. You do not even get to this area until later on in the game. To get to southwest Liurnia, you will need to follow an NPC’s questline until it takes you to that area on top of the Village of the Albinaurics. It is tricky but worth it.
Follow Ranni’s Questline
Ranni The Witch is one of the most loved NPCs in Elden Ring and it is through her questline that you can unlock the path that takes you to southwest Liurnia. Ranni is a mysterious NPC that can be found in Ranni’s Rise in Liurnia as part of her questline. You need to have defeated Royal Knight Loretta in Caria Manor beforehand.
Getting to southwest Liurnia means following Ranni’s questline all the way to the end. Keep following her questline and taking on the necessary bosses until you make your way to Astel: Naturalborn of the Void.
Acquire the Dark Moon Ring
The Dark Moon Ring is an item in Elden Ring that is crucial for completing Ranni’s questline, and consequently for getting to southwest Liurnia. The official description reads:
Ring depicting a leaden full moon. Symbolic of a cold oath, the ring is supposed to be given by Lunar Princess Ranni to her consort.
Ranni is an Empyrean, meaning her consort would by rights earn the title of lord.
A warning is engraved within; “Whoever thou mayest be, take not the ring from this place, the solitude beyond the night is better mine alone.”
The Dark Moon Ring is found in a locked chest next to the Raya Lucaria Grand Library Site of Grace – which is available after you defeat Rennala. The chest is unlocked using the Discarded Palace Key.
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Defeat Astel, Naturalborn of the Void
If you have been following Ranni’s questline properly, you will eventually find yourself face to face with Astel, Naturalborn of the Void. Astel is a strange alien-like boss located in the Grand Cloister in Elden Ring. Astel is mandatory if you wish to reach southwest Liurnia. Despair not, however, for this is the last obstacle in your way. His official description reads:
A malformed star born in the flightless void far away. Once destroyed an Eternal City and took away their sky.
A falling star of ill omen.
Astel is one of the most visually stunning boss fights in the game. The fight is stellar, to say the least. Astel is a Gravity-type Legend boss that deals Magic and Physical damage. The boss cannot be parried. He can be a nuisance but you can make short work of him by following the following tips:
- Be at least level 100 before attempting Astel
- Have a well-upgraded weapon before you take Astel on
- Summon some friends for help
- Use weapons that inflict Poison, Scarlet Rot, or Blood Loss ailments
- Aim for the head
- Be wary of his grab attacks
- Do not get greedy
- Bait his pincer attacks and follow with a jump attack of your own
- Lock on to the head and fire projectiles at him
The boss might be troubling, but you can get through him by following the aforementioned tips. Now is the time to celebrate, for you can finally get to southwest Liurnia now!
Getting to Southwest Liurnia
This is it… your hard work is finally paying off! If you have followed all of the aforementioned steps, you should find yourself in the boss arena where you just fought Astel. Head to the other end of the arena and you will find a locked door there.
If you have the Dark Moon Ring in your possession, the door should open without any problem. Behind the door, there is an elevator. Take this elevator and it will take you straight to southwest Liurnia. Congratulations!
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Why Bother?
That seems like an awful lot of work just to get to an area in a game with several more-accessible areas. The question is, why bother with getting to southwest Liurnia in the first place?
The answer is simple: to get the full Elden Ring experience! If you are a player who wants to fight every boss or get that sweet Platinum trophy, you will have to come to this area. Even if you are not one of those players, getting to southwest Liurnia and following Ranni’s questline is a memorable journey that you will definitely enjoy.
Furthermore, you complete one of the most enjoyable NPC questlines in the game as a consequence, and the rewards of Ranni’s questline are great. You can end her questline in southwest Liurnia and get a really awesome weapon!
Conclusion
This has been our guide on how to get to southwest Liurnia in Elden Ring. This tricky area is quite missable but getting to it will take you on a fun journey you won’t be forgetting anytime soon. More fun boss fights await you after you reach the area and your hard work will have paid off.
If you liked this guide, be sure to leave a comment below and let us know. We hope this helped you make your way up to southwest Liurnia so you can squeeze some more content out of this brilliant game. Good luck, Tarnished!
